Lucky’s Tale developer Playful raises $25M to fund its virtual reality development
Investors are looking ahead, and they like what they see from one of the first companies highly focused on producing original virtual-reality games. Playful...
Vivendi buys bigger stake in Ubisoft and Gameloft
Vivendi is getting back into the game in a big way. The French media company revealed today that it now owns a 10.4 percent...
Activision Blizzard creates new esports division on the eve of BlizzCon’s championships
Actvision Blizzard announced this morning that it’s creating a new division focused on its “esports ecosystem.” The new division wasn’t named in the release,...
My daughter took on Dash and Dot, the kid-friendly robots that teach programming
Before my daughter got to test out Dash and Dot, our dogs were already getting to know them. I’d gotten the two kid-friendly robots...
FIFA, Metal Gear Solid V score in the top 5 of September’s digital download revenue rankings
FIFA 16 and Metal Gear Solid V dove into the top five games for digital downloads in September, but some other older titles still...
How Lionsgate is trying to break the movie-game curse
Since Peter Levin joined movie studio Lionsgate last year as head of interactive ventures and games, he has been a heavy dealmaker. Levin has...
IDG Ventures-backed vets of Funzio and Crime City launch their first game at new studios
A team of designers of a hit mobile game are giving it a try again with something new. Mastermind Studios, started by former Gree...
Watch us unbox the Xbox One Elite Controller
I got the Xbox One Elite Controller a few days ago, and you can read the review right here! But before I wrote the...
The Xbox One Elite Controller is the best controller I’ve ever used
After playing games for more than 25 years, I’ve used dozens of gamepads, but I think I’ve found my favorite one ever. Next week,...
Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate nails zip lines, not the story — and finally gets women right
Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate might just win the hearts of fans who feel burned by last fall’s lackluster releases in the stealth-action series. It offers a...